Top native maiden ferns
24 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Marsh Fern
Thelypteris palustris
caterpillars
1
food
4
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New York Fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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Widespread Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron kunthii
caterpillars
1
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Ovate Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron ovatum
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Swamp Shield-fern
Cyclosorus interruptus
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Massachusetts Fern
Coryphopteris simulata
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Creeping Star-hair Fern
Goniopteris reptans
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
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Kikawaeo
Menisciopsis cyatheoides
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Nevada Marsh Fern
Amauropelta nevadensis
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Showy Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron puberulum
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Dentate Lattice-vein Fern
Meniscium serratum
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Lattice-vein Fern
Meniscium reticulatum
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Abrupt-tipped Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron augescens
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Reholttumia hudsoniana
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Globular Maiden Fern
Amauropelta globulifera
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Glandular Maiden Fern
Amauropelta resinifera
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Variable Maiden Fern
Christella hispidula
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Rockhouse Fern
Leptogramma burksiorum
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Waioli Valley Maidenfern
Menisciopsis wailele
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Goniopteris domingensis
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Amauropelta sancta
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Boyd's Maidenfern
Menisciopsis boydiae
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Grid-scale Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron patens